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Coconut oil users????

MrsMKB
MrsMKB Posts: 64 Member
edited November 2024 in Health and Weight Loss
does anyone use coconut oil before each meal? Have you had success in doing so? Please tell me your experiences! Thanks so much ❤️

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  • rose1617
    rose1617 Posts: 469 Member
    I didn't use coconut oil before each meal, but I took it in pill form at night before bed. I have a thyroid disease and had inside scoop that it could help your metabolism and actually had great success with it. I'm currently on a plan requiring fish oil vs. coconut oil, so I'm foregoing it through this program, but will probably pick it up again on the other side.
    In short, I didn't have such large swings in my weight between night and morning anymore, if I did slip up and binge or something, I wouldn't gain 12 lbs (exaggerated) only 1-2. I really loved how my body felt on it.
  • kandeye
    kandeye Posts: 216 Member
    I use a tablespoon in my coffee in the morning. Such a yummy treat. I notice how much more energetic I am when I have the oil vs I dont. I also do oil pulling, but that's a different story ;)
  • SciranBG
    SciranBG Posts: 97 Member
    I use it occasionally for cooking, but more often as part of my meal-replacement coffee. 1Tbsp coconut oil, 1-2 Tbsp heavy cream, 1 scoop protein powder, blended w/ coffee and sweetened to taste.
  • ana3067
    ana3067 Posts: 5,623 Member
    Success... with what? with eating coconut oil?

    Coconut oil doesn't help with weight loss. Calorie deficit does. I use coconut oil to fry things sometimes, sometimes in baking.
  • Laurend224
    Laurend224 Posts: 1,748 Member
    I use coconut oil to take off eye makeup, and occasionally in baking. That's about it. Don't believe th woo. It's not magical.
  • SexyKatherine73
    SexyKatherine73 Posts: 221 Member
    Does coconut oil have to same magic as green tea? if you believe it. It must be true?
  • Elise4270
    Elise4270 Posts: 8,375 Member
    I cook with it. Because its a heavier fat and sautes at a higher temp without burning.
  • Christine_72
    Christine_72 Posts: 16,049 Member
    I made bulletproof hot chocolate this morning. With chocolate protein powder, raw egg, coconut oil and butter. Don't know about the benefits. But oh so delicious! !!
  • Maggieba
    Maggieba Posts: 47 Member
    While I don't believe coconut oil is a "miracle" treatment, I do believe it has various health benefits for some people. I have a Tbs of coconut oil every night. Usually in hot water with lemon or coconut/almond milk with a teaspoon of unsweetened cocoa powder. I factor it into my daily calories and skip it or reduce the quantity if it'll bump me over. I have noticed a difference on the days I cut it out.
  • Barbs2222
    Barbs2222 Posts: 433 Member
    edited January 2015
    I brush my teeth with it sometimes. I also cook with it but I don't think I could fit the calories into my daily plan before every meal.
  • Alluminati
    Alluminati Posts: 6,208 Member
    Don't believe the hype. It's just oil, not magical.
  • Alluminati
    Alluminati Posts: 6,208 Member
    Barbs2222 wrote: »
    I brush my teeth with it sometimes.I also cook with it but I don't think I could fit the calories into my daily plan before every meal.
    Wut?
  • arditarose
    arditarose Posts: 15,573 Member
    OdesAngel wrote: »
    Barbs2222 wrote: »
    I brush my teeth with it sometimes.I also cook with it but I don't think I could fit the calories into my daily plan before every meal.
    Wut?

    lol
  • SexyKatherine73
    SexyKatherine73 Posts: 221 Member
    they like having slick teeth :wink:
  • arditarose
    arditarose Posts: 15,573 Member
    SexyKatherine73 wrote: »
    they like having slick teeth :wink:

    What for?!
  • Alluminati
    Alluminati Posts: 6,208 Member
    arditarose wrote: »
    SexyKatherine73 wrote: »
    they like having slick teeth :wink:

    What for?!

    Lol. You know.

  • arditarose
    arditarose Posts: 15,573 Member
    brb oiling up incisors.
  • SexyKatherine73
    SexyKatherine73 Posts: 221 Member
    ROFL
  • ana3067
    ana3067 Posts: 5,623 Member
    OdesAngel wrote: »
    Barbs2222 wrote: »
    I brush my teeth with it sometimes.I also cook with it but I don't think I could fit the calories into my daily plan before every meal.
    Wut?

    oil pulling, I'd guess.
  • Barbs2222
    Barbs2222 Posts: 433 Member
    Lol people, no I'm serious I've had this sore gum because I jammed it up with popcorn and I swear it helped fix it. I also had to rinse with salt water. I can't oil pull because it makes me gag.
  • MorganMoreaux
    MorganMoreaux Posts: 691 Member
    Coconut oil has been shown to have some antimicrobial and antibiotic properties...some dentist recommend it to reduce the amount of bacteria in the mouth.
  • MorganMoreaux
    MorganMoreaux Posts: 691 Member
    I put coconut oil in my coffee in the morning. I'm not a breakfast eater but need need some fat for when I take my vitamins. Surprisingly, it's not bad (I say this because I drink my coffee black.)
  • EmmieBaby
    EmmieBaby Posts: 1,235 Member
    I put coconut oil in my morning coffee and cook with it...but I am unsure what you mean by "before" each meal...its part of my meals :)
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